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by courtf
2325 days ago
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Took the words right out of my mouth! I feel a little guilty when I'm reminded that "the language is just a tool," meanwhile I am loathe to switch unless truly necessary. Honestly, I don't think I have the memory space to be deeply fluent in more than a few languages, and so when presented with the option of learning/using a new one, I weigh that against proficiency lost in other areas. I know it's not zero-sum, but context switches have a cost. Especially in industry, languages are often so similar that it's hard to justify. I used to feel differently, and be more enthusiastically polyglot (I've got production code currently running somewhere in the world in about 8 languages). It wasn't until I found a language that clicked with me that I even had the motivation to become really fluent. |
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